Arby's: St. Paul

#1 posting 5.16.2008
A Periodic Look at life in the Fast Food Lane

ARBY'S: St. Paul
Yesterday I ate at Arby's after the state individual badminton tournament at St. Paul Harding. I had a variety of options, but hadn't been to Arby's in a while.

Place: Arby's, 1807 Suburban Ave, St. Paul, MN 55119
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2008
Meal: Supper
Order: The #1 A Regular Roast Beef, medium Curly Fries, and medium Diet Dr. Pepper
Total cost: $5.23
Method: Drive through
Time entered line: 6:28 pm (no cars in the order line)
order time: 0:36
Wait to pay: 2:26 (two cars ahead in the pay line)
Wait for food: 0:18
Total elapsed time: 3:20
Insulin dose: the steady 6

The drive through lane design is kind of odd. When I drove into the site I went right into the pay line.
I went with Dr. Pepper after the suggestion from the speaker. I was going to have the standard Diet Cola.
As for the timing---the hamburger places (except for the lunch rush on that Saturday in Lino Lakes) seem to have a quicker turnaround. However this Arby's was still five minutes better than Taco Bell.